Crossing the Line

[Veryoldsalt]

This may sound silly, but I'm an old Shellback from my Navy days; my wife is a Pollywog. Does Princess have a Crossing the Line ceremony on its cruises?

[Druke I]

We've crossed the Line at least two times with Princess, and there have been ceremonies, with King Neptune, etc.

[chrysalis]

yes they do

[Shogun]

Hi Captain on Sea Princess,

 

used to give as a daily details of an old sea dog term , event etc.

 

The Royal Navy has given so many great terms.

 

yours Shogun

[paul929207]

This may sound silly, but I'm an old Shellback from my Navy days; my wife is a Pollywog. Does Princess have a Crossing the Line ceremony on its cruises?

Yes, Princess has a fun ceremony whenever a ship crosses the Equator. You get a certificate signed by the Captain attesting to the crossing.

[Toto2Kansas]

We did a B2B crossing the equator on Princess some time ago. One leg, yes, we had the Neptune Ceremony in all it's glory, the other leg, nope, just what they called Equator olympics. I enquired about it and was told that the cruise director picks the type of entertainment for the crossing ceremony.

 

Maybe they learned their lesson now and always do the King Neptune thing for the pollywogs, as I know there were many disappointed passengers on the leg they didn't provide it.

[paul929207]

We did a B2B crossing the equator on Princess some time ago. One leg, yes, we had the Neptune Ceremony in all it's glory, the other leg, nope, just what they called Equator olympics. I enquired about it and was told that the cruise director picks the type of entertainment for the crossing ceremony.

 

Maybe they learned their lesson now and always do the King Neptune thing for the pollywogs, as I know there were many disappointed passengers on the leg they didn't provide it.

We did the b2b to Manaus in Feb & March. They did the Neptune Ceremony both ways. I think about 200 of the 650 on the ship were on a b2b.

[Poulsbo Cruisers]

We crossed the equator on the Tahitian Princess. There was a ceremony and certificates; however, the ceremony didn't happen as we crossed the line. This was because we crossed the line at night and the ceremony was held the next day.

[regnig]

You bet they do. Please enjoy the pictures Bill took this spring on his World Cruise.

 

 

King Neptune & his Queen passing sentence on the accused

 

 

 

More sentences being handed down, (Plus Note: at Far right, Peter the CD - Before)

 

 

 

The Charged "pollywogs" getting their sentences

 

 

 

Peter the CD, After! :+))) (For Crimes committed on the High Seas!)

 

 

 

"Hey King Neptune!" Look up Here!

 

 

"Hey King - Watch where you are putting that right hand!"

[regnig]

more .....

 

 

Peter in his Finest - Addressing the Crowd!

 

 

 

Cleaning up the Mess after, is A BIG Job!

 

 

 

The Weapon of Choice, for Clean up: A High Pressure Water Gun!

[Pam in CA]

This may sound silly, but I'm an old Shellback from my Navy days; my wife is a Pollywog. Does Princess have a Crossing the Line ceremony on its cruises?

Yes, they do although it might not be at the exact time you actually cross the Equator (which could be the middle of the night.) Whether you participate in the ceremony or not, you get a certificate. I've crossed the Equator several times; we even crossed twice on one cruise.

[j!m]

yep they hold a ceremony and give a certificate

 

but you gotta hang on theres one helluva bump when you cross the line

 

almost fell outa bed

[chrysalis]

yep they hold a ceremony and give a certificate

 

but you gotta hang on theres one helluva bump when you cross the line

 

almost fell outa bed

 

The moment that we felt the big bump.........

 

 

[California Native]

Hi!

Yes they do!

You can see my photos and my certificate on our personal travel website

Just go to link below and then Karen's Cruise Corner and scroll down.

It was onboard the Pacific Princess on the Hawaii -Tahiti cruise!

http://ourpassportstamps.com/